Belt hanger



May 27, 1952 H. GILBERT 2,598,614

BELT HANGER Filed March 2, 1950 Patented May 27,1952

s PATENT GFFICE BELT HANGER Hilda Gilbert, Cleveland, Ohio ApplicationMarch 2, 1950,'seria1No. 147,240

2 Claims.

This invention relates to belt hangers for holding a plurality of belts.

One of the objects of the invention is to pro# vide a belt hanger forholding a plurality of belts wherein each independentbelt engages anindependent holding edge of the hanger.

Another 'object of the invention is to provide a transparent belt hangerwherein both they belt and the buckle may be seen from either side ofthe hanger.y Y y Another object of my invention is to provide aneconomical belt hanger for holding a plurality of belts in an orderlymanner.

Other objects and a fuller understanding of this invention may be had byreferring to the following description and claims, taken in conjunctionwith the accompanying drawing in which:

Figure 1 is a front elevational view of the belt hanger;

Figure 2 is a fragmentary sectional view along the line 2-2 of Figure l;and

Figure 3 is a fragmentary sectional view along the line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Thevbelt hanger illustrated and described herein is designed for holdinga plurality of belts, some of which have buckles thereon and some ofwhich do not have buckles thereon. For purposes of description, the beltis generally referred to as a flexible strap provided with a buckle onone end thereof.

The belt hanger illustrated in Figure 1 is provided With a plurality ofhorizontal transparent bars, such as the bar I0. Although the drawingillustrates a specific number of horizontal transparent bars, it isunderstood that any number of these bars may be used and that the barsare spaced apart vertically. In this instance, the bars are supported atthe ends thereof by framework having end members II and a topcrossmember I2. A hook I3 may be fastened to the center of this topcross-member I2 so that the entire belt hanger may be easily hooked overa clothes closet rod or other similar member.

Each horizontal transparent bar I is provided with opposite verticalsurfaces I5 and I6 respectively, as best illustrated in Figure 2. Thesesurfaces I5 and I6 are spaced apart a distance equal to the horizontalthickness of the bar. The surfaces I5 and I6 have a length equal to thelength of the horizontal transparent bar and thus also equal to thedistance between the end members II. The vertical surfaces I5 furtherhave a vertical heighth equal to the vertical heighth of each horizontaltransparent bar. Each bar I0 is pro- 2 l vided with a plurality ofelongated slots I1 de Ifined by slotvsurfaces I8 and I9. As is bestillustrated in Figure 2, these slot surfaces I8 and I9 are spaced vaparta distance greater than the thickness ofa belt which is to be insertedtherebetween. The slot surfaces extend generally longitudinally of thebar and meet the vertical surfaces of the b ar at angles other thanright angles. Since the slot surfaces I8 and I9 are at an angle otherthan Aright angles te the vertical surfaces of vthe'bar, edges 20 and 2Iare formed. The edge 2t is at one surface and the edge 2I is at theopposite vertical surface of the bar.

In the drawings and especially in Figure 2, a belt is illustrated ashaving flexible strap 22 and buckle 23. In hanging the belt, theflexible strap 22 engages at least one of the edges 20 or 2l and thebuckle 23 engages one of the vertical surfaces I5 or I6. In Figure 2,the flexible strap 22 engages the edge 2I with the strap hanging downfrom the vertical surface I5 and the buckle abutting the other verticalsurface I6 of the horizontal transparent bar I0. Since the horizontalbar I0 is transparent, both the belt and the flexible strap are easilyvisible for quick identification.

In Figure 1 and in Figure 3 of the drawings, some of the horizontal barsare illustrated in the form of rods 25. These rods 25 are horizontallypositioned and spaced apart in the same manner as the other bars such asthe horizontal transparent bars I0. A plurality of spring operated clips26 are slidably mounted on each of these rods 25. Each of these clips 26is` provided with a spring 27. The clips 26 will receive and hold anybelts not provided with buckles or any other small clothing articlesuch, for example, as gloves.

Although this invention has been described in its preferred form with acertain degree of particularity, it is understood that the presentdisclosure of the preferred form has been made only by Way of exampleand that numerous changes in the details of construction and thecombination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to withoutdeparting from the spirit and the scope of the invention as hereinafterclaimed.

What is claimed is:

1. A belt hanger for supporting a plurality of belts, comprising twospaced vertical frame members, a plurality of vertically spaced flatbars connected to said frame members, said bars having a small thicknessdimension relative to said Width dimension, the width dimensionextending vertically, surfaces on said bars defining elongatedhorizontal slots through the thickness of said bars adapted to receiveone belt strap in each of 3- 4said slots with the belt buckle abuttingone vertical face of said bars, each of said bars beingr made of arelatively hard non-pliable transparent material to permit viewing boththe belt strap and the belt buckle from either side ofthe belt hanger,the slots of different bars being other than in vertical alignment tothus facilitate viewingan assortment of belts threaded through the Y evarious slots, at least the lower surface defining each of said slotsbei'i'igdisposed at "an acute angle to the horizontal to establish asharp knife edge surface upon which a belt strap will lie whenV threadedthrough one of said slots, thereby pro; viding a firm gripping actionWith the belt's'trap t to prevent the belt strap from slidingmthroughthe slot despite the weight of a buckle on the v belt strap.

2. A belt hanger for supporting a plur x I belts, comprising two spacedvertical frame members, a horizontal cross member joining said frange.members at` the 'ends V'f l the ,'cfro'ss mem bei?, a flo'k 'on v"the'cross member Vfor 'attachinfg'the belt hanger to any suitable support,a pluralityfof e'rtia'uy spaced fiat'bar's'jeoniieeteate said frame mint rs, fs'aiii *tartsy havigasmau 'thickness di;

l 4:ensx'io'n extending verticallyMsurfaces `am ears definitie'elongated horizontal 'slots o'uew teit 'Bkie 'abuttmgre vertical faceefseid @geen :ger 'uve teYA saidv width dimension, the

4 tively hard non-pliable transparent material to permit viewing boththe belt strap and the belt buckle from either side of the belt hanger,the

slots of different bars having different lengths topprevent Vthe beltstrap from sliding throughk nie it despite 4the weight of e buckle onthe beit strap. Y

HILDA GILBERT.

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